B. F. Skinner Quotes
In the world at large we seldom vote for a principle or a given state of affairs. We vote for a man who pretends to believe in that principle or promises to achieve that state. We don't want a man, we want a condition of peace and plenty-- or, it may be, war and want-- but we must vote for a man.
Topics
Democracy, Democracies
Government, Governments
Policy, Policy Making
Politicians
Politics
Public Opinion
Representation
Democratic Process
Election
Political Candidates
Political Ideology
Political Representation
Voting Behavior
Believe
Electoral Process
Leader, Leaders, Leadership
Campaign Rhetoric
Political Leadership
Political Promises
Voting System
War and Peace
Citations
Skinner, B. F. Walden Two. Macmillan, 1948, p. 265.
Related Quotes
Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was a professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974.